diffusion barrier

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diffusion barrier

[də′fyü·zhən ‚bar·ē·ər]

(chemical engineering)

Porous barrier through which gaseous mixtures are passed for enrichment of the lighter-molecular-weight constituent of the diffusate; used as a many-stage cascade system for the recovery of 235UF6 isotopes from a 238UF6 stream.

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